When America was ATTACKED!

When America was ATTACKED!

Mira Nair's The Reluctant Fundamentalist, based on Pakistani author Mohsin Hamid's novel of the same name, tells the story of a Pakistani banker torn between his American dream and the aftermath of the tragic 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Centre.

The film that has earned acclaim at various film festivals across the world, including the German Peace Award, joins the growing list of films that deal with with terrorist attacks on the United States of America.

Here's looking at Indian films that have dealt with the issue, with varying success, over the years.

My Name Is Khan

Karan Johar's 2010 drama tells the story of a Muslim man (played by Shah Rukh Khan), who faces racial profiling and experiences general hostility in the wake of the World Trade Centre attacks in the US.

SRK's Rizwan Khan suffers from Asperger's Syndrome but goes through life without major glitches in the US -- he gets a job, makes new friends and gets married to a beautiful woman -- before the twin tower attacks.

All hell breaks loose when he is banished from his marital home and he sets out to rise above the temporary setback in his life by winning over hostile Americans around him.

New York

Director Kabir Khan, known for films dealing with terrorism, made Katrina Kaif, Neil Nitin Mukesh and John Abraham starrer thriller New York in 2009.

The film highlights the ordeal South Asian immigrants faced in the US after the 9/11 attacks -- one of the protagonists becomes a terrorist after being wrongfully detained for nine months as a suspect.

I Am Singh

An obscure Bollywood film from 2011, I Am Singh focuses on the issue of racial profiling that became a growing problem for Indian immigrants -- Sikhs in this case -- in the US, following the 9/11 attack.

Hope And A Little Sugar

Tanuja Chandra's heartwarming film tells the story of an Indian girl in New York, who loses her husband in the 9/11 attack, and deals with her father-in-law's consequent hatred towards Muslims.

Mahima Chaudhary's Saloni has lost her husband in the attacks and must now deal with a difficult father-in-law who is struggling to come to terms with his son's death and is as hostile towards their Muslim paperboy as the Americans.